Safford Regional Airport

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Safford Regional Airport
IATA: SAD - ICAO: KSAD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of Safford
Serves		Safford, Arizona
Elevation AMSL		3,177 ft (968.3 m)
Coordinates		32°51′12″N, 109°38′06″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
12/30	6,015	1,833	Asphalt
8/26	4,800	1,463	Asphalt
Helipads
Number	Size		Surface
Number	ft	m	Surface
H1	72	22	Concrete

Safford Regional Airport (IATA: SAD, ICAO: KSAD, FAA LID: SAD) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Safford, a city in Graham County, Arizona, USA.

Originally the Civilian Pilot Training Airport or Wickersham Airport was 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Safford, where the fairgrounds are today. Safford Regional Airport as we know it was built as a military auxiliary field during World War II. On November 11, 1941, a 20-year lease for the airport site was given to the City of Safford by the U.S. Government. By March 8, 1946 the airport site was transferred to the City of Safford on a permanent basis.

1 History
2 Operations
3 Communications
4 Services
5 Facilities
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

11/12/49 Land acquisition, construction of access road and cattle guard, fencing.
6/19/50 Installation of medium intensity runway lighting (MIRL) on NE/SW runway, modification of lighting service and control segmented circle and lighted wind cone, construction of curbs for auto parking, fencing.
9/22/50 Installation of 10-inch (250 mm) clear- green rotating beacon
6/20/52 Construct water supply and distribution system, convert single phase electrical system to 3 phase.
11/8/74 Overlay and mark Runway 12/30 (approximately 4,800 feet (1,500 m) by 75 feet) and taxiway (approximately 2,800 feet (850 m) by 40 feet); pave aircraft parking apron (approximately 22,000 sq yd)
03/1981 Install MIRL; 12/30
07/1981 Construction of parking Apron
9/6/83 Construct medium intensity taxiway lighting (MITL), place guidance signs and mark parallel taxiway (approximately 370 feet (110 m) by 35 feet), install Visual Approach Slope Indicators (VASI-2) and runway edge identifier lights (REIL), runway ends 12/30. Grading, drainage and surfacing of taxiway 12/30
9/1/86 Slurry seal runway 12/30
8/17/87 Reconstruct and mark runway 8/26 (approximately 75 feet (23 m) by 4,800 feet), mark taxiway hold lines and grade 200 by 125 feet (38 m) at both ends of the runway.
4/1/92 Extend taxiway B to runway 12/30 eastern end, crack seal and overlay existing taxiway A and B, install MITL along Taxiway C and extend taxiway B.
4/1/94 Reconstruct runway 12/30 excluding recent extension and construction of terminal parking lot.
1995 Pave auto parking lot.
1/1/96 Reconstruct and expand existing terminal apron.
1997 ASOS Weather Station Installed
1/1/98 Construct heliport, provide runway 8/26 pavement and airport fencing.